The Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies offers B.A., B.S.,
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geological Sciences and B.A. and B.S. degrees in Environmental
Studies. Follow this link for details on the undergraduate program in Environmental Studies at Binghamton University.

Geological Sciences comprises ten faculty with research interests in Environmental
Geosciences; Sedimentology and Surficial Processes; and Geochemistry and Petrology.
There are a number of different perspectives within these different focus areas and
surprising diversity in research problems tackled. There is flexibility for students
to tailor their program of study to their individual professional objectives at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our small size fosters close faculty – student
interactions at all levels including opportunities for field trips associated with
some classes. Highlights of our program include longer field excursions and seminars
by noted geologists both underwritten by the Department's Bartle Fund (named in honor
of Binghamton University's first President, the geologist Glenn Bartle).

Our undergraduate programs are built around four core courses designed to give students
a breath of knowledge in the geological sciences. Students then choose an advanced
track with course programs that emphasize Environmental Geoscience, Geophysics, or
more traditional Geology. Undergraduates are encouraged to become involved in research
and many continue on for advanced degrees in geoscience.

Our M.S. degree is intended to prepare students for a job in industry or as a stepping
stone to a Ph.D. degree either at Binghamton or another university. The Ph.D. is intended
to train future government research scientists, industry research scientists, or academic
scientists. Both of our advanced degrees are based on a breadth of coursework coupled
with a thesis (M.S.) or dissertation (Ph.D.) both of which comprise publishable work
in one of our subdisciplines: Environmental Geosciences; Sedimentology and Surficial
Processes, or Geochemistry and Petrology.